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<blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 9608825" data-attributes="member: 7026594">In 5E (2014) the rules for Readying an Action are on page 193, and as Li and Zottel pointed out, those rules specify that if you're Readying a spell you're actually casting it when you Ready it, then &quot;holding it&quot; for release at the right moment.&nbsp; So you wouldn't be able to Ready/Cast while in the antimagic field.But based on your page numbers mentioned, it sounds like you're asking about 3.5E.&nbsp; The Cast a Spell action is on 140, and Readying is on 160.Pages 140-141 specify that for touch spells specifically you can &quot;hold the charge&quot; indefinitely until it's discharged by touching someone or something, including if you keep missing your touch attacks.&nbsp; Which may be what your DM is thinking of.&nbsp; The rules for Readying an Action on 160 seem to specify, however, that you DON'T actually take the action until the trigger occurs.&nbsp; This is very different from 5E.&nbsp; Particularly the paragraph about Readying to Counterspell, which says that WHEN the opposing spell caster casts a spell, you cast the counterspell, IF you have the appropriate spell prepared (or Dispel Magic, though it may require a roll).I agree with Gus re: the general philosophy and gaming best practices, but this may be worth discussing with your DM between game sessions to make sure you're on the same page about how readied actions work</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mannahnin, post: 9608825, member: 7026594"] In 5E (2014) the rules for Readying an Action are on page 193, and as Li and Zottel pointed out, those rules specify that if you're Readying a spell you're actually casting it when you Ready it, then "holding it" for release at the right moment. So you wouldn't be able to Ready/Cast while in the antimagic field. But based on your page numbers mentioned, it sounds like you're asking about 3.5E. The Cast a Spell action is on 140, and Readying is on 160. Pages 140-141 specify that for[I] touch spells specifically[/I] you can "hold the charge" indefinitely until it's discharged by touching someone or something, including if you keep missing your touch attacks. Which may be what your DM is thinking of. The rules for Readying an Action on 160 seem to specify, however, that you DON'T actually take the action until the trigger occurs. This is very different from 5E. Particularly the paragraph about Readying to Counterspell, which says that WHEN the opposing spell caster casts a spell, you cast the counterspell, IF you have the appropriate spell prepared (or Dispel Magic, though it may require a roll). I agree with Gus re: the general philosophy and gaming best practices, but this may be worth discussing with your DM between game sessions to make sure you're on the same page about how readied actions work [/QUOTE]

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